Runas

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In computing, runas is a command in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems that allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions from the user's current logon provides. It is similar to the Unix command sudo. The feature was introduced with the Windows 2000 operating system. The runas command is also included in the Inferno operating system.

Syntax

Microsoft Windows

runas [{/profile | /noprofile}] [/env] [/netonly] [/smartcard] [/showtrustlevels] [/trustlevel] /user:<UserAccountName> program

Inferno

runas writes the user to /dev/user and invokes cmd with the given arguments.

runas user cmd [arg...]

Note: The command is only invoked if setting of the user name succeeds.

Examples

Microsoft Windows

runas /noprofile /user:machine\administrator cmd
runas /profile /env /user:domain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"
runas /user:user@domain.example.org "notepad C:\filename.txt"

See also

• Comparison of privilege authorization features
• Principle of least privilege
• User Account Control

References

External links

• Microsoft TechNet Runas article
• Sysinternals ShellRunas

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